Science Friction
Science Friction

Author: Michael Shermer

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1429900881

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Bestselling author Michael Shermer delves into the unknown, from heretical ideas about the boundaries of the universe to Star Trek's lessons about chance and time A scientist pretends to be a psychic for a day-and fools everyone. An athlete discovers that good-luck rituals and getting into "the zone" may, or may not, improve his performance. A historian decides to analyze the data to see who was truly responsible for the Bounty mutiny. A son explores the possiblities of alternative and experimental medicine for his cancer-ravaged mother. And a skeptic realizes that it is time to turn the skeptical lens onto science itself. In each of the fourteen essays in Science Friction, psychologist and science historian Michael Shermer explores the very personal barriers and biases that plague and propel science, especially when scientists push against the unknown. What do we know and what do we not know? How does science respond to controversy, attack, and uncertainty? When does theory become accepted fact? As always, Shermer delivers a thought-provoking, fascinating, and entertaining view of life in the scientific age.

Experiments with Friction
Experiments with Friction

Author: Salvatore Tocci

Publisher: Children's Press(CT)

Published: 2003-03

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780516293639

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Explores the force of friction through ten simple experiments using everyday objects.

Science Friction
Science Friction

Author: Tracey West

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0545177197

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When Cooper drags Kevin, Ben, and Gwen to the science fiction convention, no one is very excited. But all of that changes when one of the convention's props starts spewing out mini-aliens! Ben, Gwen, Cooper, and Kevin must save the conventioneers and stop the tiny pests. But will they be able to do so before they are overwhelmed by the mini-invaders? Sometimes real life really is stranger than fiction!

Friction Science and Technology
Friction Science and Technology

Author: Peter J. Blau

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-10-20

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 1420054104

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"Should have broad appeal in many kinds of industry, ranging from automotive to computers-basically any organization concerned with products having moving parts!"-David A. Rigney, Materials Science and Engineering Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, USAIn-Depth Coverage of Frictional ConceptsFriction affects so many aspects of daily l

Why Do Moving Objects Slow Down?
Why Do Moving Objects Slow Down?

Author: Jennifer Boothroyd

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1541504224

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A baseball player slides on the ground to tag a base. A toy car's wheels rub against the floor and slow the toy car down. Friction is at work all around you. But what exactly is friction? And how does it affect different objects? Read this book to find out! Learn all about matter, energy, and forces in the Exploring Physical Science series—part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life!

Science Friction
Science Friction

Author: Kyell Gold

Publisher: FurPlanet Productions

Published: 2013-05-24

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9781614500278

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Meet Vaxy the pine marten. He's a graduate student at sunny Hoffridge U., where he helps Dr. Forrest with teaching, lab work, and getting his pants off whenever things are slow. Meet Mike the rabbit. He's Vaxy's roommate and not-boyfriend, and he certainly wouldn't have any reason to be jealous of Vaxy sleeping with someone else. If he found out. Meet Grace the fennec. He's a student, a friend of Vaxy and Mike who holds the firm belief that sex is just sex and shouldn't be mistaken for a relationship. Yes, it's just another semester at "Hot Fudge U.," where the sex is as hot and easy as a day at the beach. Vaxy and his friends have most of another year to go before they have to worry about that "real world" thing they've heard about. Now meet Mrs. Forrest. She's Dr. Forrest's wife. Written by Kyell Gold Cover art and interior illustrations by Cirrus

Focus on Friction
Focus on Friction

Author: Joanne Mattern

Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1635174767

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Provides readers with an engaging introduction to friction. With colorful spreads, clear text, helpful diagrams, and a "Science in Action" activity, this book offers an exciting look at physics in the real world.

Physics of Sliding Friction
Physics of Sliding Friction

Author: Bo N.J. Persson

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 9401587051

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The study of sliding friction is one of the oldest problems in physics, and certainly one of the most important from a practical point of view. Low-friction surfaces are in increasingly high demand for high-tech components such as computer storage systems, miniature motors, and aerospace devices. It has been estimated that about 5% of the gross national product in the developed countries is "wasted" on friction and the related wear. In spite of this, remarkable little is understood about the fundamental, microscopic processes responsible for friction and wear. The topic of interfacial sliding has experienced a major burst of in terest and activity since 1987, much of which has developed quite independently and spontaneously. This volume contains contributions from leading scientists on fundamental aspects of sliding friction. Some problems considered are: What is the origin of stick-and-slip motion? What is the origin of the rapid processes taking place within a lub at low sliding velocities? On a metallic surface, is the rication layer electronic or phononic friction the dominating energy dissipation pro cess? What is the role (if any) of self-organized criticality in sliding friction? How thick is the water layer during sliding on ice and snow? These and other questions raised in this book are of course only part ly answered: the topic of sliding friction is still in an early state of development.

Friction Surface Phenomena
Friction Surface Phenomena

Author: G.P. Shpenkov

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1995-04-07

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 0080875939

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This monograph summarises results of research in some surface phenomena, observed in mechanical treatment and friction. In particular the book is devoted to urgent problems of the science of friction and wear and provides insight into the mechanism of the phenomena that cause, on the one hand, anomalously low coefficients of friction and wear (the so-called selective transfer) and on the other, dramatic damages of the surface layers during sliding (hydrogen wear of metals). The nature of metal interaction during sliding in selective transfer and hydrogen wear modes is analysed in detail. Furthermore results of studies concerned with certain aspects of phenomena appearing in the process of influencing contacting surfaces and with detecting the relationship between the observed characteristics and behavior of investigated materials in the process of mechanical treatment and friction are presented. The principle followed is to combine varied experimental facts, physical concepts and investigation methods, which at first sight appear to be unrelated, and using this approach to determine general rules. Chapter one provides the reader with a general understanding of fundamental surface phenomena which provide the background to their dynamic interaction in mechanical treatment and under friction. Chapter two deals with the laws governing influence of mechanical effects on the surface. The third chapter presents the fundamentals of the selective transfer theory under friction. Other chapters deal with the possibilities of the Mössbauer electron spectroscopy method, widely used in physics for solving tribology problems, the influence of external electromotive force sources on contact resistance and friction pairs' wear, and hydrogen wear of metals under friction.